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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Stepney 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Municipal Infant Welfare and Ante-Natal Centres. Details of the work at
the Municipal Infant Welfare and Ante-Natal Centres will be seen in the
following table.

Table: MUNICIPAL INFANT WELFARE AND ANTE-NATAL CENTRES.

MUNICIPAL INFANT WELFARE AND ANTE-NATAL CENTRES.

Limehouse.Mile End.St. George's.Spitalfields.Wapping.White-chapel.Total.
Cottage GroveBurdett Road
Mon.Wed.Thurs.Thurs.Tues.Tues.Fri.Tues.Thurs.Wed.Fri.Wed.
No. of Infant Welfare Sessions (total)4852-625151485152524262561
Attendances of Infants1,3901,330-1,7511,4431,5091,0188041,7041,34817583813,310
„ „ Children 1 to 5964966-1,5707501,3149416201,4211,07312586910,613
„ Infants on Registers at end of the year189-423-148-17586541,075
„ Children on Registers at end of the year356-229-414-327160134103
„ Ante-Natal Sessions--62----51-----
„ „ New Cases--122----88----210
„ „ Subsequent Attendances--304----300----604
„ Doctors' Consultations48625252615148515252-62561
Toddlers Clinics:4th Friday in each month 122nd Friday in each month 12
No. of sessions held-------24
No. of first attendances64----57---121
Total Attendances104----94---198
No. of toddlers found with defects76----59---135
Total No. of defects found132----102---234